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Scrapbook for Katy (Varner)
daughter Annie/Anna
Jane (Varner) and William K. Hudson
Research by Lori Waters and Marie
Robinson, 2006-2007
All headstone photos and abstracts
from the Freeport Journal thanks to the kind generosity of
Alan Saltsman of Apollo, Pennsylvania
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taken before
Mary died in 1879--at least by 1870?
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Through family
information,* this picture shows Mary (Bitts) Varner with, on
the left,
"Tommy and Eddie."
(*Mabel Wirsing's
conversations with her mother, Annie (Varner) Dorman, and whatever
relative gave Mabel this picture.)
The 1850 census shows that
Anna J. and Johnston C. were also in the John Varner, Sr., household.
Through the research and knowledge of the original Varner researchers,
they believed that Anna J. and Johnston C. were not children of John and
Mary (Bitts) Varner. The researchers believed (or learned) that
Tommy and Eddie were children of Anna Jane, granddaughter of John and
Mary.
As Mary (Bitts) Varner died
in 1879, Lori began her search with the 1870 census for a family with a mother named
Anna or Jane and sons named Thomas or Edward. She found the
William Hudson family containing all the right facts (see 1870 census
below).
As a result of tracing the
William Hudson family through the subsequent census years and the
generous help
of Linda Mockenhaupt, a volunteer at the
Mildred Lankerd
Thomas Genealogy Library
in Kittanning (the county seat of Armstrong County), (she found two very important clues for us: (1) the
headstone abstract for Anna Hudson naming her
as Anna Varner Hudson and (2) William K. Hudson's obituary which led us
to Daisy Davis), the below information is what has been found to
date (3/2006) on
the Hudsons and their descendants.
We found through Genealogy.com's World Family Tree a present-day
descendant of Tommy Hudson in Ohio, which gave us three additional
generations of Tommy Hudson's descendants.
And, through the kind generosity of Alan Saltsman of Apollo, Pa., we not
only have pictures of the headstones of Jane Varner Hudson and her
husband, William K. (below) but pictures of all the Hudsons and Davis'
buried in McVille Cemetery, and the abstracts of obituary and marriage
notices of the Hudsons from 1879 to 1900. In addition, thanks to Alan, we found a photocopy of Mary's obituary from the Freeport Journal, which is on John and Mary's page.
We believe that Jane is
actually the daughter of John and Mary. Jane's headstone indicates
her maiden name as Varner.
Research has not yet brought
us closer to discovering what happened to Johnston
C. There is a very good possibility
that Johnstone C. was a son of John and Mary.
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The Hudson
descendants to date (3/2006) thanks to Lori's research and information
from a present-day descendant of little Tommy Hudson!
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1850 Census--Anna J. with
John and Mary. |
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1860 Census--Hudsons not found |
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1870 Census, 8 July 1870,
South Buffalo Township, Armstrong County, Pa., William Hudson (33)
Cooper, Jane (28) Keeping House, Thomas (9), Edward (7) |
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1880 Census, 14 June 1880,
South Buffalo Township, Armstrong County, Pa., William (46) Boatman,
Jane A. (36), Thomas (19) Laborer, Edward (17) Laborer, Frances J.
(3) |
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1890 Census--burned |
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The microfilm copy of the Armstrong County Death Register begins with the year 1893 so a copy of Jane's death register is not possible--unless the records on file at Armstrong County contain records before 1893. This record would have named her father's name and possibly her mother's first name and maiden name which would have conclusively indicated if Jane was a sister or niece of the Varner brothers. Her son, Thomas' death certificate indicates Jane's maiden name as Varner. The only other documentation that would prove Jane as a child of John and Mary (Bitts) Varner would be the baptism of Jane in 1842 or later. See John and Mary's page for further information on the subject of later baptisms. |
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8 July 1892,
Anna Jane died. Her tombstone: Jane Varner Hudson 1842-1892
[buried beside William], McVille Union Cemetery (Presbyterian),
Armstrong County, Pa.
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Freeport Journal
Friday
July 15, 1892
edition
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HUDSON --- Died at her home in Clinton, Friday, July 8th, 1892, of
cancer, Mrs. Wm. Hudson in her 50th year.
Mrs. Hudson had been a sufferer for nearly two
years, and everything that loving hands could do was done for her
relief. The doctors told her some time
ago that she could not recover and that her death was only a question of
time. She leaves a husband and two grown
sons.
Thanks to Alan Saltsman for this obituary copy!
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1900 Census, William K.
(63), widower, living with son, Thomas J., widower. Thomas J. (37)
Boatman, Annie M. (14), Bessie J. (10), Hazel C. (9), Helen C. (9), Mary
(Rumbaugh), servant, age 27 living with the family. |
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1910 Census, William K.
(73), widower, living with son, Thomas J. and second wife, 9 April 1910.
Thomas (48) Captain Steam Boat, Mary (38), Annie (24), Bessie J. (20),
Hellen (19), William (9), Varner A. (5).
Thomas married Mary (Rumbaugh)
after 1900. This is confirmed on Thomas' death certificate
(below).
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1920 Census, William K.
(84), widower, living with son, Thomas J. and family, 23 January 1920,
South Buffalo Township, Armstrong County, Pa., Thomas J. (57) Captain
Steam Boat, Mary P. (46), William K. (18), Varner A. (14).
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1920 Obituary of William K. Hudson, husband of Annie
Jane, Katy's daughter. William died before 14 January 1920. |
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Headstone of William K.
Hudson, buried in
McVille Union Cemetery (Presbyterian), Armstrong County, Pa.
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Thomas J.
Hudson, son of William K. and Anna Jane
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Freeport Journal |
"30 October 1884 - Thomas Hudson and Ida (Clark) married."
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1890 Census--burned |
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Freeport Journal |
"8 October 1895 - Mrs. Thomas Hudson died at Clinton."
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See William K. |
1900 Census, 19 & 20 June, 1900,
William K. (63), widower, living with son, Thomas J., widower.
Thomas J. (37) Boatman, Annie M. (14), Bessie J. (10), Hazel C. (9),
Helen C. (9).
Thomas' first wife, Ida (Clark) died 08 October 1895.
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See William K. |
1910 Census, William K. (73), widower, living with son, Thomas J. and
second wife. Thomas (48) Captain Steam Boat, Mary (38), Annie
(24), Bessie J. (20), Hellen (19), William (9), Varner A. (5).
Daughter Hazel, no longer in the
home, had married George Bush about 1909-1910 [thanks to a descendant of
Hazel and George Bush, Donald and Lisa Ross].
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See William K. |
1920 Census, 23 January 1920, South Buffalo Township, Armstrong County,
Pa., Thomas J. (57) Captain Steam Boat, Mary P. (46), William K. (18),
Varner A. (14), William K. (84).
Children no longer in the home, Annie married John
F. Kerr after 1910, Bessie J. married William Atkinson, and Helen
married Earl Staley.
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1930 Census, 12 April 1930,
South Buffalo Township, Armstrong County, Pa., Thomas J. (68) Captain
Steam Boat, Mary P. (54), Varner A. (24) Laborer Steam Boat. |
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26 November 1933, South
Buffalo Township, Armstrong County, Certificate of Death for "Thomas
Jefferson Hudson," born 16 July 1861, father "Wm K Hudson" born in "Sheariesburg,"
Pennsylvania, mother "Jane Varner," born in Freeport. Wife Mary (Rumbaugh)
Hudson. Occupation, Retired River Boat Captain. Informant,
W. K. Hudson, Freeport, Pa., son through his second marriage.
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Headstone of Thomas J. Hudson, 1861-1933, McVille Cemetery.
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Headstone of Guy F. Hudson, two-year old son of
Thomas J. and Ida (Clark).
Abstract of obituary: "Thomas Hudson's 2-year
old boy burnt to death."
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Newspaper abstracts:
"21 September 1889--Twins,
son and daughter, born to Thomas Hudson of McVille."
Bessie J. was the surviving
twin daughter.
"21 September 1889--Thomas Hudson's infant son died."
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Headstone of Ida (Clark) Hudson, first wife of Thomas J., 1862-1895,
McVille Cemetery.
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Headstone of Mary (Rumbaugh) Hudson, 2nd wife of
Thomas J., 1872 - 1955, McVille Cemetery.
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Headstone of
William K. Hudson, 1901-1966, son of Thomas J. and Mary (Rumbaugh)
Hudson, and wife Blanche (Livengood), 1903-1986
Headstone of Thomas J.
Hudson, 1926-1945, Marine killed at Okinawa, son of William and Blanche
Headstone of C. Louise Hudson, 1930-2000, daughter of William and
Blanche
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Edward
H. Hudson, son of William K. and Anna Jane
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1900 Census, 19 June 1900,
South Buffalo Township, Armstrong County, Pa., Edward (36), Annie M.
(29), Margaret J. (6), Harland G. (4), Thomas O. (1/12).
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1910 Census, 29 April 1910,
South Buffalo Township, Armstrong County, Pa., Edward (46) Fireman Steam
Boat, Annie (40), Margaret (16), Glenn (15), Thomas (10), Eva (7).
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1920 Census,
January 1920, Tarentum Borough, East 7th, Allegheny County, Pa., Edward
(56) Grinder Plate Glass Works, Annie (49), Thomas (19) Crewman Steel
Mill, Eva (17).
Where was Margaret J. (should
be abt 26) married to Mr. Niceley per her father's death certificate(?), Harland G. (should be abt 24).
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1930 Census, April 3 & 4,
1930, Tarentum Borough, East 9th Avenue, Allegheny County, Pa., Edward
(65) Janitor Post Office, Anna M. (57), Eva M. (27), Thomas S. (29)
Electrician Plate Glass, Ruth J. (30), Jack H. (3/12).
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8 July 1940, Certificate of Death of Edward H. P. Hudson, 620 69th Avenue, Tarentum, Allegheny County, cause of death Carcinoma of Bladder, date of birth 1 December 1863, South Buffalo Township, Armstrong County, married, wife Anna, Edward's age 77 years, 7 months, 8 days, occupation Riverman Engineer for about 28 years, the industry of Steam boat traffic, retired about 1915, father Wm. K. Hudson, mother's maiden name Ann Jane Varner, informant daughter Margaret (Hudson) Niceley, 620 East Ninth Avenue, burial Prospect, Allegheny County. |
Daisy
(Hudson), daughter of William K. and Anna Jane (Varner) Hudson
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1900 Census, 19 June 1900, South Buffalo Township, Armstrong County, John W. Davis (23) Day Laborer, Daisy P. (23), married 4 years, mother of 1 child, 0 children living. |
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1910 Census, 18 April, 1910, McKees Rocks Borough, Eighth Street, Allegheny County, Pa., John W.
Davis (33) Brakeman Railroad, Daisy P., 33, married 14 years (married 1896), Charles
A., 7, William K., 3, John W., 1 year 8 mos. |
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1920 Census, 14 January
1920, Arnold Borough, Westmoreland County, Pa., Daisy, widow (43),
Charles, ____ Aluminum Co. (17), William (13), John (11). |
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1930 Census, 9 April 1930,
Lower Burrell Township, Leachburg Road, Charles E., Head, Laborer
Aluminum Co. (27), Daisy P., Mother of Head (53), John W., Brother,
Finisher Glass Co. (21). |
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28 July 1962, Allegheny County, Certificate of Death for "Daisy P. Davis,"
died at John T. Kane Hospital, born 14 November 1876, South Buffalo Township, Armstrong County,
husband, John W. Davis, father William K. Hudson, mother's maiden name
unknown, informant Charles E. Davis, Natrona Heights, Pa. Daisy's
residence was 1308 Pennsylvania Avenue, Natrona Heights, Pa., Harrison
Township, Allegheny County. Buried McVille Cemetery, South Buffalo
Township, Armstrong County.
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Headstone of John W. (1876-1916) and Daisy P. Davis (1876-1962), McVille
Cemetery
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